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The Language of Akha Ritual Texts
No full textThis conference paper handout discusses the problems that the author had analyzing the Death Ritual texts from a grammatical point of view as it pertains to historical grammar and phonology. Working from a recorded version of the Death Ritual done by the author. She describes the rhythmic patterns found in the sentences, as well as the environments of filler syllables, negation, types of nouns, and prefixes. Approximately 40 Akha sentences with word-to-word-glossing and free translation are found in the article. Presented at the 20th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL) in 1987, pp. 155-167, and then published in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area in 1991 [ahk-publ-044.pdf]. This is the OCR version where words can be selected. Additionally, this file contains an eight-page section, "Akha Death Ritual Text: Chapter 2", which the published version does not have
Wind Energy and Grid Integration in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learned from the April 2018 AHK trip
No full textThis document describes on a strategic level how wind energy could contribute to Sri Lanka's renewable energy goals, and the potential implications for the Sri Lanka electrical grid. This document is based on information gathered by the author during a trip to Sri Lanka with the German Chambers of Commerce (Deutsche Auslandshandelskammern, AHK) in April 2018 and later research.
This document is intended for readers in development and business agencies who are interested in the grid integration of renewable energy sources. Readers should note that due to the multi-disciplinary and international nature of this work that there are sections that are simplified, and that expert assistance would be appropriate. Detailed references are not provided
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Akha Ritual and Vernacular language - with a Special View to the Role of Affixes in Word Formation
No full textThis handout discusses the affixes of the ritual texts. The author notes that Akha does not have many affixes, and the only widespread ones in the modern vernacular language are the prefix a- and the suffix -ma, noting that there are some prefixes which are limited to certain kinds of animals,: xhá- for some birds and beasts, bö̀- for many grubs, ho- or xho- for many rats, and ŋà- for most fishes. Consequently, the author illustrates with various wordlists, small clauses and sentences the different types of compounds with the meaning of common morpheme, animal prefixes and noun suffixes. An appendix of six senctences comparing ritual and vernacular language was presented at the 34th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL) in Kunming, 2001. The first version of the handout, however, comes from the 23rd ICSTLL in 1990, with a different introduction, a different IPA-like script, and without the appendix
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Adjectives in Akha
No full textThis manuscript discusses the properties and functions of adjectives in Akha. Data come from 40,000 transcribed texts—conversations, stories, and factual information. The author argues that the most common syntactic constructions are those in which adjectives modify nouns, adjectives funciton as predicates, and adjectives function as adverbs. The manuscript also illustrates how special intensifiers and tone markers work and provides a great variety of examples of phrases, clauses, and sentences
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Affixes in Akha
No full textThis conference handout discusses the affixes of the ritual texts. The author notes that Akha does not have many affixes, and the only widespread ones in the modern vernacular language are the prefix a- and the suffix -ma, noting that there are some prefixes which are limited to certain kinds of animals: xhá- for some birds and beasts, bö̀- for many grubs, ho- or xho- for many rats, and ŋà- for most fishes. Consequently, the author illustrates with various wordlists, small clauses and sentences the different types of compounds with the meaning of common morpheme, animal prefixes and noun suffixes. This handout was presented at the 23rd International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL) in 1990. A second version of this handout with an appendix—sentences of Akha ritual and vernacular language—and a different introduction and was presented at the 34th ICSTLL in Kunming, 2001
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Inga-Lill Hansson Collection
No full textThis paper compares Ghɔky/Gåhky and Akha with corrections on earlier work. Includes handwritten notes, examples, and word lists comparing modern forms with related languages.
The author notes that the Akhə Akha are known as Ghɔky and offers a comparison with Akha. The handout illustrates the Ghɔky vowel and consonantal inventories (initial and final sound correspondences), tone marking, laryngealized syllables, and an extensive wordlist comparing syllables in Akha and Ghɔky.
The paper serves as a manuscript for publication in ""In Yi-Mian yu yanjiu, (Studies on Yi-Burmese Languages: A Collection of papers from the International Yi-Burmese Conference, August 1-5, 1991), pp. 465–55. Sichuan Nationalities Publishing House, Chengdu, 1997
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Akha
No full textThis chapter 15 provides a description of the Akha people in southwest China, and their language. Looking at the Akha spoken in northern Thailand, the author provides the Akha vowel inventory and discusses important issues in the phonology (e.g., tone and syllable structure). The author also discusses word formation, the syntax of noun and verb phrases, and sentence particles. The chapter concludes by discussing the topic of noun incorporation in monosyllabic and disyllabic nouns and those with the prefix a-, all in combination with classifiers, negation, and other particles. This chapter was published in The Sino-Tibetan Languages, 2003, chapter 15, pp. 236–251
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A Comparison between the Language of Akha Ritual Texts and the Modern Vernacular Language
No full textThis handout offers a comparison of the type of language found in ritual Akha texts and in the modern vernacular. The author discusses various linguistic properties and illustrates them with ten example sentences with word-to-word glossing of ritual Akha, modern Akha, and English. There is free translation in English with Akha in a CAO-like script.
This handout was presented at the 6th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL) in China, in 2012
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Akha
No full textThis chapter 46 is a recent version of the Akha chapter 15 pubished in 2003. It provides a description of the Akha people in southwest China as well as their language. Looking at the Akha spoken in northern Thailand, the author provides the Akha vowel inventory and discusses important issues in the phonology (e.g., tone and syllable structure). The author also discusses word formation, the syntax of noun and verb phrases, and sentence particles. The chapter concludes by discussing the topic of noun incorporation in monosyllabic and disyllabic nouns and those with the prefix a-, all in combination with classifiers, negation, and other particles. This chapter was published in The Sino-Tibetan Languages, 2nd ed. 2017, chapter 46, pp. 885–901
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Intensifiers of Adjectives in Akha
No full textThis is an extensive wordlist of intensifiers of adjectives in Akha. The author provides a list of intensifiers and examples of an adjective intensifier. She notes whether the intensifier occurs alone and provides commentary
